PATRIOTS WIN SUPER BOWl 28-24
Glendale (Arizona): Tom Brady won his record-equaling third Super Bowl MVP award and fourth lombardi Trophy, leading the New England Patriots to a 28-24 comeback victory over the defending champion Seattle Seahawks. Brady completed 37 of 50 passes for 328 yards, with four touchdowns — each to a different receiver — and two interceptions.
HAMIlTON WIll RENEW: WOlFF
Jerez (Spain): Mercedes is confident that Formula One champion lewis Hamilton will sign a new contract soon, with his current deal expiring at the end of the year. Although talks have only just started on a new deal, the head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Toto Wolff expects negotiations to go smoothly. “We are having discussions, very positive ones, which will come to a positive end soon,” Wolff said Monday. “I have no doubt about that. There are no glitches at all.”
VETTEl FASTEST AGAIN IN JEREZ
Jerez (Spain): Sebastian Vettel's career with Ferrari is off to an encouraging start, with the German driver quickest in Formula One pre-season testing for the second day running. The four-time champion joined Ferrari after a miserable season with Red Bull last year. The German finished fifth overall, failed to win a race and secured only four podium finishes compared to 13 Grand Prix wins the previous season. Vettel clocked a best lap of 1 minute, 20.984 seconds on Monday - almost two seconds better than he managed on Sunday. Sauber driver Felipe Nasr of Brazil was second best in 1:21.867 and Williams driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland third quickest in 1:22.319.
RUSSIA BAN SHOWS ‘ROBUSTNESS': IAAF
Monaco: The IAAF says the spate of doping bans among top Russian athletes shows the "robustness" of the sport's drug-testing program. So far this year, bans have been handed to seven Russian track-and-field medalists from major championships, including four Olympic champions. Suspensions were imposed Friday on Olympic 3,000-metrer steeplechase champion Yulia Zaripova and former heptathlon world champion Tatyana Chernova.
PAllIKAl ClINCHES TITlE IN CANADA
Winnipeg (Canada): After conceding a game in the opening round, top seed Dipika Pallikal showed her true class in the Winnipeg Winter Club Women's Open by reclaiming the World Squash Association (WSA) Challenger 15 title without dropping a further game. In the final, Pallikal defeated second seed Heba El Torky, the 24-year-old World No.26 from Egypt who finished runner-up in 2014, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 here Sunday to win her 10th WSA Tour title.
DIGVIJAY, MOKHTIYAR WIN AGRA RAllY
Agra: Digvijay Singh and his co-driver MK Mokhtiyar won the second Agra Taj Car Rally that traversed through the hinterland of Uttar Pradesh for two days before culminating in the walled city of Taj Mahal, here on Monday. Sachin Singh and M Prakash finished second ahead of third-placed Harshvardhan Singh and G Natrajan in an event organised over the weekend. The rally, conducted on TSD format (time, speed, distance) also saw the presence of differently-abled drivers including Arjuna award winning athlete Deepa Malik. Overall 72 entries were received for the event organised by Uttar Pradesh Tourism.
2-MATCH SUSPENSION FOR GURJINDER
New Delhi: Kalinga lancers' drag-flicker Gurjinder Singh was on Monday handed a two-match suspension for physically assaulting a Jaypee Punjab Warriors player during their Hero Hockey India league (HHIl) match at Bhubaneswar. The Disciplinary Committee of the HHIl met today to discuss the conduct of Gurjinder in yesterday's match between the lancers and Warriors. As per the suspension, Gurjinder will not be able to play the match against Ranchi Rays (February 6) and Dabang Mumbai (February 8).
FIFA TO DECIDE ON 4TH SUB IN ET
Zurich: FIFA's rule makers could decide this month to let teams use a fourth substitute in extra time. The idea could take effect in July if agreed at a meeting of the International Football Association Board, known as IFAB, in Northern Ireland on Feb. 28. Designed to help teams cope with tired and injured players in the extra 30 minutes, the plan has been supported by World Cup-winning Germany coach Joachim loew. FIFA says IFAB could also decide on relaxing a "triple punishment" rule where a defender can make a challenge that results in a penalty kick, a red card and suspension. The panel will also begin talks on "the potential use of video replays to support match officials."
BRAZIlIAN TEEN KIllED IN VIOlENCE
Sao Paulo: Brazilian authorities say a 16-year-old fan was shot to death in a confrontation involving rival fan groups and police after a football match in southern Brazil. The fighting happened after Novo Hamburgo and local rival Aimore drew 2-2 in the first division of the Rio Grande do Sul state championship on Sunday. It wasn't immediately clear if the shot that killed the Novo Hamburgo fan was fired by Aimore supporters or by police officers trying to break up the disturbances outside the stadium. The fan reportedly belonged to one of the fan groups. Authorities said they were investigating.
KANE SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION
london: Harry Kane has signed a new 5 1/2-year contract with Tottenham, keeping one of England's top young strikers at the north london club until 2020. Spurs announced the deal Monday. The 21-year-old Kane has scored 20 goals in all competitions in his breakthrough season at Tottenham.
MCIlROY SWITCHES FOCUS TO lAWSUIT
dublin: Fresh off his first tournament win of the year, Rory McIlroy will switch his focus from the course to a courtroom on Tuesday for the start of his multi-million dollar case against his former management company. The four-time major winner initiated the case against Horizon Sports Management and its leading agent at the end of 2013, claiming he was misled into signing a contract with the company. McIlroy has said in court papers that he signed the contract at Horizon's Christmas party "in circumstances of great informality".